Proverbs 17:7-24 - The Consequences Of Being A Fool
7 Excellent speech is not appropriate to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.
8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates chief friends.
10 A rebuke enters deeper into him who has understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is [like] letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
15 He who justifies a wicked man, and he who condemns a righteous man, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.
16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.
19 He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
20 He who has a wayward heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
21 He who begets a fool [it is] to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23 A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.